House GOP Rank and File: Ryan Must Back Trump

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CNN reports that Republican House members want Speaker Paul Ryan to support Donald Trump’s presidential bid:

Rank-and-file House Republicans are urging Speaker Paul Ryan to get behind presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, warning his resistance could lead to the party fracturing rather than uniting if he withholds his endorsement.

“It makes it harder to unite,” said Rep. Raul Labrador, an Idaho Republican and leader within the conservative House Freedom Caucus.